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The Story of the Treasure Seekers: The Bastable Children Series, Book 1
 
 

The Story of the Treasure Seekers: The Bastable Children Series, Book 1 [Kindle Edition]

E. (Edith) Nesbit
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This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.

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The six motherless Bastable children are determined to restore their father's fortunes, and embark on a series of hilarious money-making schemes. They search for buried treasure, sell sherry on a commission, rescue a peer from being attacked by their own dog - all of which end up unexpectedly.

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Some information! 10 Dec 2010
Format:Kindle Edition
I don't know why we don't get any product descriptions of Kindle books, but to save you having to look up the paper version, here's what Amazon tells us there:

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When their father's business fails, the six Bastable children decide to restore the family fortunes. But although they think of many ingenious ways to do so, their well meant efforts are either more fun than profitable, or lead to trouble...

About the Author
EDITH NESBIT was a mischievous child who grew up into an unconventional adult. With her husband, Hubert Bland, she was one of the founder members of the socialist Fabian Society; their household became a centre of the socialist and literary circles of the times. E. Nesbit turned late to children's writing. Her first children's book, THE TREASURE SEEKERS, was published in 1899 to great acclaim. Other books featuring the Bastable children followed, and a series of magical fantasy books, including FIVE CHILDREN AND IT also became very popular. THE RAILWAY CHILDREN was first published monthly in the LONDON MAGAZINE in 1905, and published as a book in 1906 and has been in print ever since.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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You need to be at least nine to get the most out of this peerless story of how an impoverished family, their widowed father on the verge of a nervous breakdown, restores the family fortune. Told with guileless pomposity and the robust yet kindly optimism of a real child (whose identity is supposed to remain a secret)it charts their adventures as they dig for treasure, write appalling poetry and even meet a real princess in Greenwich Park. Their misadventures, scrapes, occasional acts of thoughtlessness and good-hearted courage are all utterly believeable and very very funny. There is also a very good abridged audio version from Naxos.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
An excellent book 27 Jun 1999
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Format:Paperback
.... I enjoyed reading 'The Treasure Seekers' by E. Nesbit very much. I recommend this book to any child my age interested in adventure stories. It's sometimes funny and sometimes sad. But, most of all it makes you think about the right and wrong ways of having fun while looking for treasure!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
The Story of the Treasure Seekers: Being the Adventures of the...
A great example of lassic children's fiction without Rowling style plagiarism to ruin it presented in a timelessly smart sleeve without annoying updating
Published 4 months ago by A. Holdcroft
One Of Edith Nesbit's Best
Edith Nesbit's characters, the Bastable children, seem to take everything they learn from grown-ups as being the literal truth. Read more
Published 8 months ago by TheDiamondAge
the story of the treasure seekers
i loved this writer when I was a young reader many years ago and that love has been revived today! chuckled along all the way, what a wonderful writer she was. classic
Published 12 months ago by Freddiesmum
Good free Kindle edition of a classic
For a free Kindle edition, this is good. There are some odd line breaks and typos and there isn't an active table of contents but there's nothing major wrong, I've seen paid for... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Rosie-the-philosopher
the story of the treasure seekers
this is the best of e nesbit. overshadowed by the railway children but always my favourite closely followed by the woodbegoods. read and return to a more innocent time.
Published 17 months ago
Timeless - A Classic
This is a wonderful and timeless work. A first person narration by one of the Bastaple children who live in the Lewisham Road in the late 19th century. Read more
Published on 22 Jun 2009 by Sir Furboy
Brilliant!
This magnificent classic story, by E Nesbit, about the incorrigible Bastable children and their dog Pincher has been a favourite for both children and adults over the years. Read more
Published on 6 July 2008 by Mehajabeen Farid
Not one of Nesbit's best...
I had to read this recently for a course I am doing and found it rather tiresome. Although Nesbit, as usual, captures just what it's like to be young at the turn of the century, I... Read more
Published on 4 Jun 2008 by Living Goddess
One of the greatest children's books of all time.
This is Nesbit's first and best novel for kids. It is terrifically funny, and witty, and anyone aged ten to a hundred should enjoy it. Read more
Published on 22 July 1998
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